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Keisuke Imon

Keisuke is a Partner in the Asset & Structured Finance group. Keisuke is a licensed Japanese lawyer (Bengoshi) and has extensive experience in the Japanese market advising on a wide range of financing matters. Keisuke’s primary practice focuses on asset finance representing Japanese financial institutions, Japanese and international leasing companies and Japanese trading houses. Keisuke has been commended by legal directories and industry journals such as Legal 500, Chambers, and Airfinance Journal, particularly in relation to aircraft finance transactions. Keisuke is ranked as a Band 1 Leading Lawyer for Asset Finance in Japan by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2018 and recognized as a ‘Next Generation Partner (Bengoshi)’ by Legal 500. In addition, Keisuke was recognized as Legal Media Group’s Rising Stars for 2019 in the category of Aviation experts for Japan. Keisuke is fluent in both Japanese and English. · Watson Farley & Williams (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho)

JapanAsset Finance, Structured FinanceJapanese, English

About

Keisuke Imon is a Partner in the Asset & Structured Finance group at Watson Farley & Williams (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho) in Japan. He is a licensed Japanese lawyer (Bengoshi) with extensive experience in the Japanese market advising on a wide range of financing matters, primarily asset finance for Japanese financial institutions, leasing companies, and trading houses. He is particularly recognized for his work in aircraft finance, ranked as a Band 1 Leading Lawyer for Asset Finance in Japan by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2018.

Practice areas

Asset FinanceStructured FinanceAircraft Finance

Office

Expertise

Asset FinanceStructured FinanceAircraft FinanceCross-border FinanceLeasing

Education

  • University of Warwick, LL.M (2009)
  • Legal Research and Training Institute of Japan (2003)
  • Kyoto University (2002)

Admissions

  • Daini Tokyo Bar Association
  • Japan (Bengoshi)

Languages

JapaneseEnglish